Totonac languages

This article is about the language. For linguistic family to which Totonac belongs, see Totonacan languages.
Totonac
Copies of The Little Prince in Totonac
Native toMexico
RegionPuebla, Veracruz, Zacatlán
EthnicityTotonac
Native speakers
260,000 (2020 census)[1]
Totonacan
  • Totonac
Official status
Regulated byINALI
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
toc – Coyutla Totonac
tlp – Filomena Mata-Coahuitlán Totonac
tos – Highland Totonac
top – Papantla Totonac
tcw – Tecpatlán Totonac
tku – Upper Necaxa Totonac
tqt – Ozumatlán Totonac
too – Xicotepec de Juárez Totonac
tlc – Yecuatla Totonac
Glottologtoto1252
ELPTotonac
Map of various Totonac languages showing their classification
PeopleTotonac
LanguageTotonac
CountryTotonacapan

Totonac is a Totonacan language cluster of Mexico, spoken across a number of central Mexican states by the Totonac people. It is a Mesoamerican language and shows many of the traits which define the Mesoamerican Linguistic Area. Along with some 62 other indigenous languages, it is recognised as an official language of Mexico, though as a single language.[2]

  1. ^ Lenguas indígenas y hablantes de 3 años y más, 2020 INEGI. Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020.
  2. ^ Ley General de Derechos Lingüísticos de los Pueblos Indígenas ("General Law of the Linguistic Rights of Indigenous peoples"), decree published 13 March 2003